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The Basil Crapster Papers

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Introduction to Part I: Family History Files

Dr. Crapster created family surname file for significant families in his area of research. The

files typically contain a variety of references including, abstracts of public documents such as

deeds, wills, inventories of personal property and administration accounts. Only occasionally will

a file contain copies of documents themselves; most of the information in the files consists of Dr.

Crapster's handwritten notes, which can be difficult to read. Some files will also contain

information from a wide variety of sources including, account books, letters, diaries,

genealogies, correspondence from other researchers, articles and newspaper clippings.

Researchers should familiarize themselves with the following guidelines:

1. Files are organized by family surnames in alphabetical order essentially in the same

manner as created by Dr. Crapster.

2. Significant alternative surname spellings (i.e. ANGEL/ENGEL) have been provided when

appropriate. Researchers should be aware that files will often contain additional

alternate surname spellings.

3. When significant additional information is available in other Family History Files, a cross

reference is provided.

4. When significant additional information is available in other parts of the Crapster

Collection, a cross reference is provided.

5. All deeds, court records, wills, etc., dated prior to the formation of Carroll County in 1837

are cited as Frederick County, Maryland documents.

6. Unless otherwise noted, all counties referenced are in Maryland.

7. Small settlements in Maryland are identified by county.

8. The following abbreviations are used to denote the location of records copied by Dr.

Crapster:

MHR - Maryland Hall of Records/Maryland State Archives, Annapolis.

MHS - Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore.

Family History Files Index

ADAMS

ADAMSON, John

ANGEL/ENGEL, Charles (d.1804)

ARNOLD

BAUMGARDNER

BEAMER

BENTLEY, Eli (1752-1822)

BIGG/BIGGE/BIGGS

BIGHAM, Hugh

BIRNIE, Clotworthy, Sr. (1771-1810)

BIRNIE, (Misc. Accts., Ledgers, Etc.)



BIRNIE, Hugh (1746-1822)

BIRNIE, John (see SCOTT, Upton)

BLACK

BLAIRS of Maryland

BONER, J. Conrad

BOYD, Archibald

BOYLAN, (see GOOD)

BOYLE, Daniel (d.1830)

BROOKE

BROOKS, James - nephew of Dr. Upton Scott

BROTHER/BROTHERS, Henry (d.1791)

BRUBACK, Rudy (d.1785)

BRUCE, Andrew (d.1814)

BRUCE, Charles - glazier in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1696

BRUCE, James (d. 1797 in Scotland)

BRUCE, Normand - 17th C. mason in Scotland

BRUCE Tracts

BRUCE, Upton, Elizabeth, Scott, children of Normand Bruce

BRUCES, Miscellaneous

BRUCE, National Library of Scotland

BUCHANAN

CALVERT

CARROLL

CHARLTON

CLELAND, Samuel

CORNELL

CRAMER/KRAMER

CRAPSTER, Abraham I (1754-1812)

CRAPSTER, Abraham II

CRAPSTER, Basil I

CRAPSTER, John, Jr.

CRAPSTER, John, Sr. (1761-1824)

CRAPSTER, Rudolph

CROUSE

DANNER (see TANNER)

DEVILBISS

DIGGES

DORSEY

DULANY (d.1752)

DURBIN

DUTTERA/DUDDEROW/DUTTERER/DUDDERER

DYER

EGE/EGGE



EICHELBERGER

ENGEL, (see ANGEL)

ERB

FERGUSON

FISHBURN/FISHBBAURN/FISHBORN/FISHBOURNE,Philip (d.1796)

FISHER

FLEMING

GALT

GIBSON, Basil Crapster (b.1861)

GILBERT

GILSON

GIST

GOOD-BOYLAN

GRABLE, Peter (d. 1807)

GRIMSHAW

GROFF

GWYNN/GWINN

GWYNN/CROUSE

GWYNN, Captain John (b.1791-1849)

HAHN/HAWN

HART

HAYTOR/HEYTOR

HESS/BUSHEY

HIBBERT

HITESHEW

HOLLIDAY/McALLISTER

HUFFMAN/HOFFMAN/HOOFMAN/HUFMAN

JONES

KEPHART

KRAMER (see CRAMER)

LEE, Dudley

LEMMON, John (d.1792)

LOGSDEN/LOGSDON

McALLISTER

McCORKLE

McFERRAN

McKALEB

McSHERRY

MAJORS/MAGERS

MARSHALL, John (d.1803)

MASTERS, Leigh

MAYNADIER

MILLER



MORRISON, James (d.1792)

MYERS

NEALE

NEALE, Lt. Joseph, U.S.M.C. (d.1800)

NELSON

ORNDORFF, Conrad (d.1795)

OWINGS/OWENS

OWLER/OHLER/OLDER/UHLER, WOOLERY

POE

PORTER

READ

REAVER

REID

REINDOLLAR

RHEA/OSBORN/REED/REYNOLDS

RIDOUT

ROSS

ROUSE/ROOS/ROW

RUDISELL/RUDICILE/REEDISEL

SCHREINER

SCHROYER/SCHRIER/SHRIOR

SCOTT

SCOTT, Hugh (d.1804)

SCOTT, Upton 1741-1765 and Francis Scott, his father

SCOTT, Upton - BIRNIE, John

SHAW

SHIELDS

SHEETZ

SHORB

SHRIVER

SIX

SNYDER, Nicholas (d.1856)

STEELMAN

STEWART

STOLL, Frederick (d.1810)

STOVER

SWOPE

TANEY

TANNER/DANNER

THOMPSON, William and Hugh

TRUCK

UNKLES/UNCLES

WITHEROW



WOOLERY (see OWLER)

ADAMS

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records, 1755-1802, for residents of the county named

Adams. Relationships of individuals, if any, were not established.

ADAMSON, John

A single letter concerning descendants of John Adamson. No additional information is included

in the file.

ANGEL/ENGEL, Charles (d.1804)

Contains deeds for Charles Angel in York County, Pa. and Frederick County, 1778-1803. Will

and Probate Records, c.1804, for Charles Angel, Sr., and some miscellaneous information on

Charles Angel's family are contained in this folder. (See also the ERB family file and the

GLASS subject file.)

Genealogical information concerning the ARNOLD, LOGSDON, DURBIN and SPALDING

families can be found in correspondence contained in this file. (SeeLOGSDON and DURBIN

files).

ARNOLD

Genealogical information concerning the ARNOLD, LOGSDON, DURBIN and SPALDING

families can be found in correspondence contained in this file. (See LOGSDON and DURBIN

files).

BAUMGARDNER

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records, Wills, and Probate Records are available for

the following family members:

1. Peter Baumgardner-Circuit Court Record, 1749

2. Erhart Baumgardner- Probate Records, 1769-1770

3. John Baumgardner-Deed abstracts, 1765-1795

4. Jacob Baumgardner- Deed abstract, 1793

5. Lewis Baumgardner-Incomplete Probate Records 1794 and Inventory at New Breman

Glasshouse

6. Ludwick Baumgardner-Probate Records, 1794



7. Michael Baumgardne-Deed abstracts, 1769-1799

8. Elizabeth Bomgardner -Abstracts from will, 1819

9. George Baumgardner

Notes from MHR files concerning a warrant for western land in payment for Baumgardner's

service in the American Revolution.

Abstracts from Philip, John, and Peter BEAMER's deeds for land in the Taneytown area 1790-

1798 are contained in this file. Some genealogical material on BEAMERS who moved to

Allegheny County and Dr. Crapster's summary of information concerning the BEAMER family is

also included here

BEAMER

Abstracts from Philip, John, and Peter BEAMER's deeds for land in the Taneytown area 1790-

1798 are contained in this file. Some genealogical material on BEAMERS who moved to

Allegheny County and Dr. Crapster's summary of information concerning the BEAMER family is

also included here.

BENTLEY, Eli (1752-1822)

Dr. Crapster's working genealogy is attached to the front flap of this folder.

Included in the file is information on Eli Bentley, his wife, and children. Sources are the

following:

1. Reprints from the Carroll Record - 3 articles

2. Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records and references to deeds, 1783- 1810

3. Frederick County Inventories, Sales, and Administration Accounts

4. Frederick County Inventory of Personal Property dated 1822

5. Taneytown store account; 1800 census, and an Orphans Court Record of Bentley taking

an apprentice

Specific information is the following:

1. Wills - Eli Bentley (1822); Mary Bentley, wife (1831); George Bentley, son (1827); Ann

Bentley, daughter (1834)

2. Caleb Bentley and family - Montgomery Co., Md., 1809-1852

3. Information on the HUNTER Family of Chester County, Pa. - deed abstracts

4. Copies of articles on the Bentley family and clock making

5. Dr. Crapster's chronological summary on the Bentley family, 1772-1822

BIGG/BIGGE/BIGGS, John (d.1764)



Notes from the Tracey Collection, Historical Society of Carroll County, on the John BIGGS

family. There are abstracts from Frederick County deeds and Equity Court Records from 1751

to 1821.

BIGHAM, Hugh

Abstracts from Frederick County, Md. deeds along with Pennsylvania and Delaware Land

Records (1762-1802) for various Bighams not necessarily related. There is a chronological

summary of information concerning Hugh Bigham of Frederick County.

BIRNIE, Clotworthy, Sr., (1771-1810)

(Correspondence)

Letters written by Clotworthy Birnie, Sr. from his home in Ireland to his uncle, Dr. Upton Scott of

Annapolis, Md., before Birnie and his family immigrated to Maryland in 1810. Letters to friends

and family, and correspondence he received from 1771 to 1841 are included. Of particular

interest are letters written during the War of 1812 that describe battles in and around Baltimore.

Dr. Upton Scott's early letters to his sister Margaret are in this file along with those of Col. Henry

Maynadier. (See SCOTT, Upton and MAYNADIER files for more information)

BIRNIE (Miscellaneous Accounts, Ledgers, etc.)

Notes from Clotworthy Birnie's account books from 1756 in Ireland to 1800's in Taneytown.

Included are business transactions, names of local craftsmen and customers. There are also

some notes from Clotworthy Birnie's diary to 1845 and pamphlets for Thorndale Seminary,

Taneytown, Md.

BIRNIE, Hugh (1746-1822)

Product of extensive research on Hugh Birnie (1764-1822), the older brother of Clotworthy, Sr.

(1771-1810). Copies of "In the Finest Country": A Baltimore Cooper at the end of the

Revolution, an article written by Dr. Crapster and published by the Maryland Historical Magazine

in 1977, is concerned with Hugh Birnie. Birnie's letters to his mother and younger brother still in

Ireland are contained in this file.

BLACK

Limited genealogical information on Robert Black, 1787-1799; Henry Black, 1799-1813; and a

Robert Black, 1813-1838

BLAIRS of Maryland



Genealogy of Brice Blair, Sr. Material includes abstracts from Land Records in Frederick and

Washington Counties, and Bedford County, Pa.; Chancery Records, Land Warrants, and Brice

Blair's will (1785). There is correspondence concerning this family and its descendants and

some information on other members of the family from 1748-1790.

BONER, J. Conrad

Research summary of information concerning J. Conrad Boner. There are deed abstracts from

George Boner's land in Frederick County and some miscellaneous material on George Boner

who is believed to have been J. Conrad's son.

BOYD, Archibald

Although there is an interesting photograph of Archibald Boyd's doodles on the cover of a 1774

Court Docket, there is scant information on Archibald Boyd in this file.

BOYLE, Daniel (d.1830)

Daniel Boyle and family members including abstracts from deed in Adams County, Pa., and

Frederick County, Md. Dr. Crapster's chronological summary includes material from 1764-1785.

There is some information on other Boyles.

BROOKE

Extensive genealogical information on the Brooke family of Maryland, particularly the

descendants of Basil Brooke #1 of Calvert County, 1737, whose family acquired Frederick

County land in the late 18th century.

BROOKS, James

James Brooks, a nephew of Dr. Upton SCOTT, held a number of public offices in Annapolis

from 1768-1774. Along with a list of those official duties, this file contains a record of his

dismissal from public office for refusal to bear arms against England. Letters reveal the

problems he had in America before his departure in 1781, and those he encountered in England

upon returning to his homeland. This is a very interesting file which depicts the plight of an

extremely aggravated, but loyal subject of the King.

BROTHER/BROTHERS, Henry (d.1791)

Henry Brother who acquired lots in Taneytown later lived in Littlestown, Pa. and Baltimore

Town. Abstracts from deeds and Probate Records in this file indicate that two men named

Henry Brother/Brothers held land in the Taneytown area.



BRUBACK, Rudy (d.1785)

Rudolph Bruback was constable for Piney Run Hundred in 1768. Deed abstracts, a bill of sale,

and a household inventory are included in the file. There is also Dr. Crapster's summary of

information.

BRUCE, Andrew (d.1814)

Abstracts from Tax Assessments, Land Records, and Probate Records for people named

Andrew Bruce in Annapolis, and in Frederick, Washington, and Allegheny Counties respectively

from 1765-1854. Some genealogical information is included.

BRUCE, Charles

Court Records from Edinburgh, Scotland where Charles Bruce, a glazier by trade, was living in

1747. He was the progenitor of the Bruce families in St. Mary's County and Frederick County.

"Memories of India" written by Richard Marquess Willesley are filed here. Dr. Crapster's article

entitled "Charles Key Bruce (1762/63 - 1826), Early Journalist in India" and his research notes

are included in the file.

BRUCE, James (d.1797 in Scotland)

James Bruce was a shipmaster sailing between the American Colonies and Glasgow, Scotland,

in the 18th century. Cargo records are included in the file along with a few incomplete

genealogical records.

BRUCE, Normand

This Normand Bruce was a Scottish mason whose 1683 deed to land in Scotland was written in

Latin and signed by a James Johnson. A copy of this deed is in this file.

BRUCE, (Tracts)

List of tract names and the acreage of each tract acquired by Normand Bruce from 1770-1794.

Dr. Crapster's chronology of general information pertaining to Normand Bruce from 1748-1794

is also included here.

BRUCE, Upton, Elizabeth, Scott the children of Normand Bruce

Deed abstracts for Upton Bruce's land holdings in Frederick and Allegheny Counties between

1794 and 1826 are included in this file. There is some genealogical information concerning

these three children of Normand Bruce.

BRUCES, (Miscellaneous)



The Bruces in this file are not necessarily related to Normand Bruce or to each other. There is a

letter from John Bruce and fairly extensive genealogical notes on the Bruce family of Virginia.

Robert and Townly Bruce of Frederick County, in the 1770's are mentioned. There are also

references to Bruces in various Maryland counties. Abstracts from their land records, wills and

records of their sales, debts, and appointments to civil office are included.

BRUCE, (National Library of Scotland)

17th and 18th century Scottish records pertaining to the Bruce family in Scotland. Included are

Guild Records, Birth and Death Records and the Roll of Edinburgh, Scotland, Burgesses, 1701-

1760.

BUCHANAN

List of property in Frederick County held by William Buchanan in 1768. The file also contains

deeds listed for John Buchanan, a London merchant, in 1763. Deeds are recorded for John

Buchanan of Frederick County in the early 1800's. There is some information on George

Buchanan and also a record of James Buchanan's service as a Pennsylvania regimental

surgeon during the American Revolution.

CALVERT

Calvert family, and it begins with Benedict Calvert, Lord Baltimore, 1699-1751. Included here

are abstracts from Frederick County deeds 1768-1788; Prince Georges County deeds, 1747-

1788; and Provincial Court deeds from 1748-1756. There are also records concerning the

division and disposition of a huge landholding known as "The Mountain Tract." A number of

family members were involved in the legal process.

CARROLL

Deed abstracts for the following members of the Carroll family:

1. Dr. Charles Carroll of Prince Georges County

2. Charles Carroll, Barrister, of Annapolis

3. Charles Carroll, of Carrollton

There is a newspaper article on "Homewood", the home of Charles Carroll, son of Charles

Carroll of "Carrollton".

CHARLTON



Abstracts from Charlton family wills, 1756-1779, John Usher Charlton's flour receipts, 1780-

1781, and his land transactions, 1790-1802. There is also an 1807 Inventory of Personal

Property for John Usher Charlton but no other probate records or will.

CLELAND, Samuel

Dr. Crapster's chronological listing of Land Records, Sales and Chancery Records from various

Maryland and Pennsylvania counties in which people named Cleland had settled, 1785-1798.

There are also references to Cleland ancestors in Scotland.

CORNELL

This file contains chronologies on the following people named Cornell:

1. Benjamin (Chronology, 1772-1803)

2. Jacob (Chronology, 1772-1805)

3. Richard (Chronology, 1772-1804)

4. Smith (Chronology, 1769-1772)

5. William (Chronology, 1767-1797)

There are Chancery Court Records for all of the above from Maryland Hall of Records. Some

genealogical information on Smith and William Cornell is in the file.

CRAMER/KRAMER

List of individuals named Cramer and some information on each one. Also included in this file

are magazine articles and a photocopy of one book all of which are concerned with glassmaking

and glassblowers named Kramer who came to Pennsylvania from Germany in 1773. (There is

additional information on glassmaking in the SCOTT, Hugh file).

CRAPSTER, Abraham, I (1754-1812)

Chronological summary in this file that includes deeds, debts, personal accounts, wills,

inventories, and obituaries for the family of Abraham Crapster, I from 1775-1824. He served as

a sergeant with Capt. Abraham Hayter's Company in 1775.

CRAPSTER, Abraham, II

Photograph of Abraham Crapster, II who was the son of Basil Crapster and Harriet Dorsey

Crapster. There is one sale notice.

CRAPSTER, Basil, I



Information from an unidentified diary dated Jan. 1844-Aug. 1844 is presented in the form of a

genealogy and chronology. Also included is a marriage license. Basil Crapster married Harriet

Watkins Sept. 16, 1816. There are also a few debt records.

CRAPSTER, John, Jr.

Land Record abstracts for three transactions in Frederick County in 1829, 1832, and 1833.

CRAPSTER, John, Sr., (1761-1824)

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records and information from wills concerning John

Crapster's children. There are photostats (MHR) of Administrative Accounts and sale of

personal property.

CRAPSTER, Rudolph

Material in this file folder was removed by Dr. Crapster and placed in a black file box. (See the

JONES file in this collection.)

CROUSE

Primarily concerns Jacob Crouse (d.1767), Joseph and John Crouse. Land Record abstracts

and Probate notes are included. Dr. Crapster has provided a chronological summary of the

material on file (see GWYNN/CROUSE).

DEVILBISS

In the file is a family genealogy taken from a journal which includes Devilbiss marriage records

from 1768-1848. There is information here on the following members of the Devilbiss family:

Casper (born before 1777) and his family Casper, Jr., son of Casper, Sr., Barbara, daughter of

Casper, Sr., Christian, son of Casper, Sr. Dr. Crapster prepared a chronological summary of

landholdings for Casper, 1769-1773; George, 1765-1786; John, 1778-1797; and Adam, 1785.

DIGGES

1. John and Edward Digges - Frederick Co. Land Record abstracts for "Brothers

Agreement" 1752-1779

2. John Digges of Little Conewago - Land abstracts 1752-1759 for land holdings across the

temporary Md./Pa. line

3. Debt Book abstracts 1753-1769 concerning members of the Digges family

4. A List of Taxables for members of the Digges family from the Calendar of Black Books



5. Copies of Minutes of the Provincial Council held in Philadelphia, Sept., 1752. These

Council Minutes concern the Murder of Dudley Digges, son of John, by Jacob

KITZMILLER in a Pennsylvania/Maryland boundary dispute

6. There are Testamentary and genealogical notes on the Digges family

DORSEY

Short sketch concerning the Dorseys of Roxbury, John and Col. Richard Dorsey

DULANY, (d.1752)

Short genealogy for Daniel Dulany, The Immigrant, and his family in the file. Abstracts from

Daniel Dulany Frederick County deeds from 1748-1791. After Dulany, The Immigrant, died in

1752, the deeds are those of his son, Daniel Dulany.

DURBIN

Notes from Samuel Durbin's will dated 1752, and a list of names from Administrative Accounts,

1754. Ann Durbin was executrix.

DUTTERA/DUDDEROW/DUTTERER/DUDDERER

Genealogical information concerning George Philip DUTTRA. For Conrad DUDDEROW there

are Frederick County deed abstracts (1793). For Henry DOTTERER there is general

information in notes from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. An 1806 inventory of personal

property is filed here for Jacob DUDDERER.

DYER

Abstract and reference from a Frederick County Orphans Court Record in which William Dyer

aged six years is apprenticed until he reaches the age of eighteen.

EGE/EGGE

Concerns Michael Ege of Codorus Township, Pa., whose York County, Pa. deed abstracts 1799

are included in this file. Dr. Crapster's notes indicate a Michael Ege operated the Old

Cumberland Mill and the Catoctin Iron Works before 1853. For Jonathan Ege there is one

Frederick County deed abstract dated 1802. For Jacob EGGE there are records of his Oath of

Allegiance and Military service from 1775 -1778. Major Andrew Ege, of Taneytown, was elected

from Carroll County in 1857[?]. He served in the House of Delegates until 1854 and went to

Kansas in 1856. A notice for the sale of "Antrim" in 1860 is in this file.

EICHELBERGER



One Frederick County deed abstract for Leonard Eichelberger in 1800.

ERB

Information for the Erb family members is contained in this file:

1. Christopher Erb - Land Record abstracts from Frederick County deeds 1768-1810. No

Will or Administrative Accounts

2. Peter Erb & Peter Erb, Jr. - Abstracts from Frederick County Probate Records and

Circuit Court Records. Dr. Crapster compiled a Land Record summary for Peter Erb;

there are abstracts for John and Peter Erb in the file.

3. John Erb - Frederick County Equity Court Record for John Erb, dec. 1829

4. Ulrick Erb - Two Frederick County deed abstracts 1757 and 1758.

A copy of PALMER's Manuscript (1975) entitled "Erb's Mill" provides a history of the mill, its

location, and some Erb genealogical information. Additional genealogical material can be

found in Erb Family History, 1769-1961. Plats of Erb landholdings are included with abstracts

from deeds. There are abstracts from SHRIVER deeds in Union Mills. Dr. Crapster included

Christopher Erb (1756-1805) in his summary of deeds. (See ANGEL/ENGEL file).

FERGUSON

Information is available for members of the Ferguson family.

1. John Ferguson - Indebted to Thomas Beatty 1765

2. Hugh Ferguson, Sr. - Land Record abstracts 1766-1791

3. Hugh Ferguson, Jr. - Abstracts from Land Records 1795-1803

4. Robert Ferguson - Georgetown Merchant. Deed abstracts from 1773-1812.

Administration Accounts

FISHBURN/FISHBAURN/FISHBORN/FISHBOURNE, Philip (d.1796)

Frederick County Deed abstracts for Philip Fishbourn form 1767 to 1796 and Testamentary

Records in 1796. There are York Co., Pa. deed abstracts for Philip FISHBURN and some

miscellaneous notes. Also included is a chronological summary concerning Philip Fishbourn

from 1767-1809.

FISHER, Thomas.

Dr. Crapster has written a chronological summary concerning Thomas Fisher and son George

from 1762-1799. Included in the summary are listings of land holdings, sales, and a will in York



Co., Pa., 1790. For John Fisher, son of George, there are abstracts from a will and Chancery

Papers notes. Also included in the file is a copy of the 1782 letter written by Dr. Adam Fisher to

Gov. Lee seeking freedom for men imprisoned for treason.

FLEMING

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records for James FLEMMING in 1774. For Samuel

Fleming there is a Frederick County Inventory and Administration Accounts, 1780. Notes from

Robert Fleming's Chester County, Pa., will, 1742, are included here. The file also contains a

1754 Frederick County will for Robert Fleming. Some genealogical information is available

along with a photograph of Reuben Fleming's grave in Piney Creek Cemetery in the Taneytown

area.

GALT

1. James Galt (d. 1773) son of Matthew I., Frederick County Land Record abstracts, Debt

Records, a Will and Inventory

2. John Galt (1764-1805) - Land Record abstracts

3. Matthew I - Frederick County Land Record abstracts, 1742-1770

4. Matthew II - Abstracts from Land Records and will, deceased by 1828

5. Moses - Land Record abstracts 1818

6. Samuel - Inventory 1766

7. Nathaniel Galt - Reference from Pennsylvania Archives, 1780

GALT genealogies are also included.

GIBSON

Chronological summary for Thomas Gibson from 1792-1810. There are copies of a Frederick

Co. Inventory of Personal Property.

GILBERT

John Gilbert's application for a Frederick County Tavern License in 1760 is noted in this file.

There are also deed abstracts for the five lots he bought in Taneytown in 1762 and Probate

Records, 1771.

GILSON, Basil Crapster (b.1861)

Basil Crapster Gilson (b.1861) is the sole subject of this file in which there is genealogy and

correspondence concerning him.

GIST



1. General references to genealogical information on the Gists

2. Christopher Gist - Provincial Court deed abstracts and references 1743-1768

3. Independent Gist - Notes and references from MHS. Gist Papers, 1814, 1818, and

1820

4. John Gist - Notes on Captain John Gist and a will, 1800

5. Joshua Gist - Provincial Court deed abstracts 1802 and 1803

6. Thomas Gist - Provincial Court deed abstracts 1778, deceased in 1772

GOOD-BOYLAN

Extensive information on the Good family from 1767-1800. It includes abstracts from Frederick

County Probate Records, Land Records, Military Records and sales involving the Good family

of Taneytown, to wit, Jacob and wife Eleanor, George, Adam, and Mary GWINN, BOYLAN,

CROUSE, daughter of Jacob. There is also information on other people named Good whose

relationship, if any, has not been established. Included is a paper on Jacob and Adam Good

written by Dr. Crapster, and some information on the Henry and Philip APPLEMAN/OPELMAN

families 1791 to 1857. John GROFF and Boylan family information is given here because both

were related to the Goods by marriage.

GRABLE, Peter (d.1807)

Peter Grable's Frederick County deed abstracts from 1752-1811 and his Probate Record

abstracts, 1807, are in this file. There are additional Probate Records in Frederick County from

1812-1844 for Peter, John, Judith and Moses Grable.

GRIMSHAW

Excerpts from letters to Clotworthy BIRNIE from William Grimshaw, a merchant and author in

Baltimore. There are also excerpts from correspondence between other members of the

Grimshaw and Birnie families.

GROFF

References to Harford County Land Records concerning John Groff, father-in-law of Adam

GOOD

An inventory of personal property of John Groff is dated 1797 and was recorded in Frederick

County Probate Records. Abstracts and references to Henry Groff's will, dated 1801, are also

included.

GWYNN/GWINN



Concerns a number of Maryland GWYNNs who are not necessarily related to those in Carroll

County.

Charles County

1. Benjamin Gwinn - Charles County deed abstracts, 1775-1786

2. John Gwinn, merchant, (d.1734), wife Ann (d. 1736). Land Record abstracts, notes from

wills, genealogy

3. John Gwinn, Jr. - Abstracts from Land Records and Chancery Records

4. Joseph Gwinn, wife Elizabeth. Abstracts from Administrative Accounts

5. Joseph Gwinn, widow Priscilla, Administrative Accounts, 1819

Carroll County

1. John Gwinn of Frederick County, (1756 -1785) abstracts from Land Records,

Inventories, and Administrative Records; Census records and notes from Williams:

History of Western Maryland

2. John Gwinn, Jr., Esq. of Taneytown. Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records,

Testamentary Records and sales

3. John Gwinn of Westminster. Frederick County deed abstracts, 1786-1810

4. Capt. Michael Gwinn - Tavern License in Taneytown

5. William Gwinn of John - Baltimore City. Abstracts from Provincial Court deeds and a

York County, Pa. deed.

Anne Arundel County

1. Edward Gwinn - Abstracts from deeds, Chancery Records and other documents, 1789-

1796

2. John Gwinn - Clerk of Provincial Court, d.1809. Abstracts from Land Records and

Testamentary Records

GWYNN/CROUSE

A CROUSE genealogy and a GWINN family history. There are also Land Record abstracts for

John Gwinn of Annapolis. Lists of real estate holdings and sales of household goods to Mary

Good Gwinn are included in the file.

GWYNN, Captain John GY03

Captain John GWINN (1791-1849) served on the U.S.S. Constitution. Notes from Naval

Records and suggested sources of information on Captain Gwinn are included in this file. There

are also copies of letters and manuscripts concerning Captain Gwinn from the Library of

Congress, Washington, D.C. A list of his descendants, some family information, and a

biographical paper on Captain Gwinn are contained in this folder.



HAHN/HAWN

Deed references and abstracts from 1776-1793 for Andrew Hahn and also information from

Hahn family wills from 1765-1831. Michael Hawn's 1793 Inventory of personal property is also

included. Family names recorded here are Andrew, George, Ludwig, Mary Ann, Michael, Peter

and Solomon.

HART

References to deeds and abstracts from Land Records in New Castle Co., Del, Frederick

County, Md., Washington County, Md., and York County, Pa. Hart names listed on deeds are

Adam, Andrew, Christian, Ellis, Francis, Jacob, John, Joseph, Mathias, Peter, Roger, Samuel,

Thomas and William Hart.

HAYTOR/HEYTOR

Dr. Crapster has provided a chronological summary of Abraham Haytor's business activities and

land transactions between 1760-1786. There are records of his jury duty in Frederick County

and service as a Commissioner in Chancery Court. Some genealogical information is included.

Haytor served as captain of the Piney Creek Hundred Militia during the American Revolution.

HESS/BUSHEY

Only genealogical information on the HESS/BUSHEY family

HIBBERT, William B.

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records and Bills of Sale from 1814-1830

HITESHEW

References to the wills of Catherine Hiteshew (1864) and Fannie Hiteshew (1904) filed in

Frederick County.

HOLLIDAY/McALLISTER

Correspondence to and from Dr. Crapster and reprinted articles containing genealogical

information concerning James Holliday of Va. and his wife Mary MacAllister Holiday. There are

abstracts from Frederick County Land Records and Provincial Court Records for land

transactions in the 1760s in Kent County Administrative Accounts in Frederick County for James

Holliday of Virginia are dated 1789. Land Records of his lots in Alexandria, Va., 1787 and 1789,



are also included. There are a few Frederick County Land Records listed for John Robert

Holliday of Baltimore County.

HUFFMAN/HOFFMAN/HOOFMAN/HUFMAN

Information concerning Peter Huffman, a Taneytown brickmaker, and a Peter HOFFMAN who

was a Frederick Town merchant. Deed abstracts for Adam HOOFMAN, a Frederick potter, are

dated from 1787-1808. An Orphans Court Record in Frederick County records Jacob

HUFMAN's choice of guardian in 1766.

JONES

A chart of John Jones' descendants to the fourth generation. There are abstracts from deeds

involving people named Jones in Libertytown, New London, and Taneytown. Some

genealogical material on the Crapster family is included.

KEPHART

Genealogical information on David Andreas Kephart (1756-1792), the colonist and owner of

"Trevanion Plantation" near Taneytown. There are records of family marriages, naturalizations,

deed abstracts, sales, and references to Probate Records.

LEE, Dudley

Information concerning Dudley Lee's military service as recorded in the Muster Rolls of the Sixth

Maryland Regiment from 1778-1783. Some of Dudley Lee's personal history can be found here

in correspondence between Dr. Crapster and other researchers interested in this man.

LEMMON, John (d.1792)

Deed abstracts and a list of John Lemmon's heirs in 1792.

LOGSDEN/LOGSDON

(See Arnold Family File) Frederick County Land Record abstracts and deed references for

John Logsden (1754-1798) can be found in this file. Genealogical information for the

LOGSDEN/KELLY families is included here with a brief list of MAGERS family members in

Allegheny County, Md. Maryland Chancery Court abstracts provide additional

Logsden/Logsdon names. (See MAJORS/MAGERS File).

McALLISTER



Genealogical material, abstracts from Frederick County Court Records and Land Records for

John McAllister, a resident of Taneytown from 1739-1782. Names of his associates can be

found here. Dr. Crapster has prepared a summary of McAllister information from 1772-1790.

There is some material concerning later generations of McAllisters in Frederick and Carroll

Counties in the 19th century.

McCORKLE

References to John McCorkle's land deeds in Frederick County from 1761-1779.

McFERRAN

John McFerran who settled in York County, Pa, in 1740 or 1741 is the earliest of the McFerrans

in this file. His landholdings are found here in abstracts from York County, Pa., Land Records,

and his 1781 Will provides information on his family. Frederick County deed abstracts and an

Inventory for Samuel McFerran are included in this file. There is other McFerran material on

people who may, or may not, be related to John, the early settler.

McKALEB

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records for Joseph, John, and David McKaleb. Also

includes deed abstracts for John McKILLIP. Though Joseph McKaleb and John McKillip were

friends, there is no evidence that they were related. Each had extensive land holdings in

Frederick County. In the file are deed abstracts for John McKaleb from 1797-1824; for Joseph

McKaleb from 1797 to 1811; for John and David McKaleb from 1796-1803 and for John

McKaleb in the early 1800s.

McSHERRY

Two articles from the Adams County, Pa., Historical Society Newsletter and copies of talks on

the McSherry family by Thomas McSherry in 1947. There is more McSherry information in

MS1359 Maryland Historical Society Collection. This file holds specific data on Patrick

McSherry, the settler, of York Co., Pa., and abstracts from his Frederick County deeds. There

are notes from his will. For Barnabas McSherry there are 1789 Probate Records, and for

Edward McSherry there are also abstracts from Probate Records.

MAJORS/MAGERS

Extensive genealogical information researched by Dr. Crapster and others interested in the

Majors/Magers families. Information concerning the HAYDEN, LOGSDON, and ARNOLD

families who were related to the Majors by marriage is included in this file. Abstracts from

Maryland Militia Records list the names and counties of residence for men of the Majors family

who served in the War of 1812. There is one deed abstract for Lot #17 in Westminster

purchased by Greenberry Magers of Frederick County in 1800.



MARSHALL, John (d.1803)

Frederick County and Lancaster County, Pa., deed abstracts from 1759-1791. MHR Chancery

abstracts provide information on John Marshall's land transfers to John Frederick AMELUNG

and others. MHR Executive Papers explain Marshall's difficulty in collecting payment for 168

cords of wood cut on his land by officers and prisoners of the Frederick Garrison in 1782.

Abstracts from John Marshall's 1803 will are also in this file.

MASTERS, Leigh

Information on Leigh Masters' landholdings in Frederick County. There are also abstracts from

Probate Records and an 1801 Inventory. Of interest is Leigh Masters' 1782 petition to Gov. Lee

for permission to bring Mrs. Masters and their daughter to America along with his personal

possessions from England.

MAYNADIER

Abstracts from MHR Chancery Papers #2942 concerning judgements against Henry Maynadier,

deceased, and William Maynadier, his executor. There is also a letter dated August 31, 1826, in

which Elizabeth Maynadier, Henry's wife, explains her wishes for the disposition of her estate.

She names her husband executor. Details of Elizabeth Maynadier's will and her husband's

settlement of her estate is the subject of MHR Chancery Papers #11393 from which Dr.

Crapster has taken notes. (See SCOTT File for additional information.)

MILLER

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records for Michael Miller, 1749-1795. There are

abstracts from his will dated 1812. Some information on Abraham Miller, an early settler on

"Tasker's Chance" is included. The names of George and Martin Miller are also mentioned.

MORRISON, James (d.1792)

James Morrison's will (1792) and abstracts from his 1769 deed for "Frenchman's Purchase" are

in this file. There are a few deed abstracts for Samuel and other Morrisons, but there is no

genealogical information.

MYERS

Abstracts from Jacob Myers' deeds from 1750-1791. Also included is one deed abstract to

Joseph MAIER (1774) from Charles ANGEL. There are notes taken from the 1750 will of Adam

MIRRA and notes from a writ in 1813 for the return of a dog to Daniel Myers. John

ASHBURNER's Oath of Allegiance is documented in 1779.



NEALE

Genealogical information on the following Neales:

1. Raphael Neale (d. 1760) and wife Mary (d. 1763) of Charles County

2. Henry Neale (d. 1812) and wife Eleanor of St. Mary's County

3. Bennett Neale and wife Mary of St. Mary's County

4. Wilfred Neale and wife Elizabeth (nee Diggs).

Abstracts from the St. Mary's County wills of Jeramiah, James, and Catherine Neale who may

or may not be related. Dr. Crapster has provided a list of various early Marylanders named

Neale with references to their wills and deeds.

NEALE, Lt. Joseph, U.S.M.C. (d.1800)

Joseph Neale, 2nd Lieut., U.S. Marine Corps served on the U.S.S. Maryland from May 1799 to

Sept. 1800 when he died. He left no will but his notes from Frederick County Inventory of

Personal Property is included in the file. In addition, there are copies of official documents f rom

the Dept. of the Navy that relate to Lt. Neale's service.

NELSON

Information on Roger Nelson who served in the American Revolution and also Dr. John Nelson.

There are abstracts from Prince Georges County and Frederick County Land Records for Arthur

Nelson, and Arthur, Jr. from 1750 to 1775. Deed abstracts and miscellaneous data on other

Nelsons from 1755 to 1798 are included.

ORNDORFF, Conrad (d.1795)

Will abstracts and a 1795 Personal Possessions Inventory for Conrad Orndorff of Frederick

County are in this file. Peter Orndorff's will (1786) and abstracts from the will of Samuel Allen

Orndorff are included with Accounts Records for Christian Orndorff. There is correspondence

concerning the genealogies of the TRUCKS and Orndorff families. (See TRUCK File for

additional information on the Orndorff family.).

OWINGS/OWENS

Information on the family of Samuel Owings, Jr., of Baltimore County, and his father Samuel

Owings. There are abstracts from Frederick County Land Records from 1762-1793. Probate

Records for Robert Owings of Connewago, York County, Pa. are included here. There is a brief

family genealogy compiled by Dr. Crapster. There is material concerning the following

Owings/Owens people whose relationship has not been established, if indeed, there is any:



Richard Owings; Robert Owings; Thomas Owings; Sarah Owen; Thomas Owings of Baltimore,

a runaway in 1764.

OWLER/OHLER/OLER/UHLER/WOOLERY

1. Andrew Owler - York Pa. and Frederick County, Deed abstracts, 1760-1788, List of

accounts in an estate administered by Owler. List of MHR Rent Book references

2. George Owler - Frederick County Will, Inventory and Probate Records

3. George Adam Owler - Genealogical notes, abstracts from will and deeds

4. Lawrence Owler - Frederick County Deed abstracts, 1798

5. Peter Owler - Frederick County Deed abstracts, 1798

6. Peter Owler (Oler) - Road petition, 1755

7. Peter Owler, Jr. - Taneytown Lot #29 deed abstracts

8. Philip Peter Owler - Frederick County Administrative Accounts, 1818.

9. Deeter (Teeter) Uhler - York County, Pa. abstracts from deeds

10. Samuel TALLENBAUGH - Land holdings in Frederick County, references and abstracts

Dr. Crapster's lists of deed references and abstracts from Probate Records for various people of

this name are available in the file.

POE

A Calvin E. SCHILDKNECHT article from the Frederick Post, October 22, 1975, concerning a

possible Edgar Allan Poe connection to Frederick County. There is also a genealogy from the

papers of Ethel Close BUCKEY in which the name of Edgar Allan Poe appears. A research

checklist is included.

PORTER

1. Frederick County Land Record abstracts for Lewis, Agnes, John and Samuel Porter

2. York County, Pa. Land Record Abstracts for William, David, James and Andrew Porter

3. York County, Pa. wills and abstracts for Richard Percil 1782, Valentine PRESSEL, 1807,

and David Pressel, 1787

4. Historical information on the CRAPSTERS and Porters who are related by marriage

5. Genealogical material on both families (SeeCRAPSTER Files)

READ

Records of Warrants issued to Samuel Read of Prince Georges County in the 1740s for land

that is now part of Frederick County. There is some information on the early land holdings of

Normand BRUCE and Company, Benjamin Little and William Wilson in Frederick County.

REAVER



Information on Ulrick Reaver, a resident of Taneytown in 1798. In addition, there are notes from

the 1798 Tax Assessment; from Scharf's History of Western Maryland; and there are Dr.

Crapster's notes on Ulrick Reaver's descendants.

REID

Genealogy of Hugh Reid, a nephew of Dr. Upton SCOTT, is contained in this file along with a

letter from Margaret Reid, Hugh's wife, to her cousin Clotworthy BIRNIE in Ireland. Abstracts

from Birnie letters in the 1800s are included here. There is also a survey plat of "New London".

REINDOLLAR

Principle source of information in this file is J. Harold Miller's genealogy of the Reindollar family

from 1758-1940. Abstracts from two Henry Reindollar deeds and a letter to Mrs. Isabel

Reindollar complete the file.

RHEA/OSBORN, REED/REYNOLDS

Correspondence concerning members of the OSBORN, REED, REYNOLDS and RHEA families

in Virginia and Tennessee. There is a short genealogy for Matthew Rhea compiled by Dr.

Crapster. Reprints from Scharf's History of Western Maryland and other publications may be

helpful to researchers.

RIDOUT

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records for John Ridout from 1773-1776. A 1761 Bond

Record from MHR Provincial Court Papers is also included.

ROSS

Deed abstracts for John Ross of Annapolis from 1745-1810. There are notes from his account

book which was begun in 1735. It was used by Dr. Upton SCOTT when he became executor of

the John Ross estate in 1764. Also included are notes on John Ross' service as a vestryman at

St. Anne's Parish Church. Account book records from Philip Ross are also in the file.

ROUSE/ROOS/ROW

References to wills of the ROOS, ROUSE, and ROW families along with Frederick County deed

abstracts for Adam and Andrew, 1762-1779; Michael and John Row, 1755-1785. There is also

a debt record for John Row. Information is contained here concerning the following people:

1. Henry UNGER - Abstracts from deeds and deed references



2. Isaac EVERITT - Abstracts from deeds and will

3. John EVERITT - Land Record references from Baltimore & Frederick Counties

4. Elizabeth KNOUFF - Frederick County Administrative Accounts, 1780

5. John ECHISS - Abstracts from Frederick County deeds, 1785

6. Christopher HART - Records of Military Service, 1776

7. George HAMMER - Military Record, American Revolution

8. Tom's Creek Dutch Lutheran Church - deed.

RUDISELL/RUDICILE/REEDISEL

For Tobias Rudisell there are abstracts from two Frederick County deeds, 1796 and 1799 in this

file. Also included are abstracts from a 1785 Frederick County deed to John RUDICILE and the

transfer of slaves by Ludwick Rudisel.

SCHREINER

Some information on Valentine Schreiner sent in a brief letter to Dr. CRAPSTER.

SCHROYER/SCHRIER/SHRIOR

1. Mathias SAWYER (Shryer) - Will 1795 abstracts from Frederick County Land Records

1763 to 1805; and a record of firearms delivery to U.S. Military 1798

2. John SHRIER (Shroyer) - Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records 1762 to 1784;

a brief genealogical sketch of the SCHREYER, SHROYER, SHRIOR family which

includes FRIEDELSHEIM and GONNHEIM records from c.1728 to 1835

3. Ladawick Shrior of York County, Pa. - Deed abstracts for Frederick County land in 1783

and 1784

4. Andrew OWLER's Administrative Records, 1771, Margaret Shrier, administrator

5. Abstracts from Jacob RAMSBURG's deed to David Shroyer's heirs, 1818

6. Dr. Crapster's notes on members of the Shroyer family, 1765-1790

SCOTT

1. Correspondence of Alexander WILLIAMSON, Church of England, Rector, to Upton Scott

of Annapolis

2. Abstracts from Frederick County deeds 1764-1810 and from Anne Arundel county deeds

3. References to Anne Arundel County Administrative Accounts and Mayors Court Records

- Annapolis

4. References and abstracts related to Dr. Upton Scott's official duties in various public

offices. Dr. Crapster provided a summary of Dr. Upton Scott's official posts in Annapolis

5. Prince Georges County deed abstracts for Dr. Upton Scott from 1741-1757

6. Notes and Probate Records for Dr. Upton Scott, deceased 1814 and his wife who died in

1819



7. Correspondence between Dr. Upton Scott and Henry MAYNADIER. There is

miscellaneous information on the Maynadier family from 1727 to 1767.

Dr. Crapster's notes

1. Miscellaneous information on John BIRNIE, William Scott (d. 1800), James BROOKS,

John Scott and brother James, George Scott, Jr. and Jr. Land Record abstracts and

civil offices held in Frederick and Prince Georges Counties

2. Thomas Scott - 1816 will. David Scott of Lancaster, Pa., and son John lease land in

1749 in Antietam area.

3. John Scott of Pipe Creek - Abstracts from Birnie letters concerning Scott and his family

4. An article entitled "In the Finest Cuntrey, a Baltimore Cooper at the End of the

Revolution" by Dr. Basil Crapster which was published by Maryland Historical Magazine,

Fall 1977, Vol. 72, No. 3

5. Dr. Crapster's chart of "Cousin Hugh Reid" and members of his family

6. Revolutionary War records for Scott family members

7. A history of "Ross's Range"

8. Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the Revolution - a catalog

SCOTT, Hugh (d.1804)

1. Land Record Abstracts, Patents, Survey Certificates in Worcester, Frederick, Allegheny

and Washington Counties

2. Court Records concerning Hugh Scott

3. Information on early glassworks in western Pennsylvania

4. Notes and copies of correspondence from Hugh BIRNIE and others concerning Hugh

Scott

5. Notes from the Journal of Committee of Observation in Frederick County. A bond was

posted for Capt. Hugh Scott's good behavior in 1775.

6. Hugh Scott's request for membership in the Homony Club

7. Notes on Hugh Scott's education at the University of Glasgow (1753) and his

involvement with glassmaking in western Pennsylvania, c.1800

8. Dr. Crapster's chronologies of Hugh Scott's life and activities (1) 1764 to 1790 and (2)

1765 to 1802

9. Hugh Scott's Will and Probate notes

10. Miscellaneous information on Hugh Scott

11. Brief genealogy of Francis Scott and wife Margaret Craig Scott

12. Abstracts from Western Pennsylvania Magazine: 1. "Old Allegheny"; 2. "On the

Frontier (Vol. 36); 3. "The First Glasshouse West of the Alleghenies" (Vol. 32)

13. References for research

SCOTT, Upton (1741-1765 and Francis Scott, his father)



An index to letters sent by Upton Scott to Francis Scott and letters from Upton Scott in Glasgow

to his father 1741-1753. There are also letters from Upton Scott written to his father while

Upton was in military service in Scotland. There are additional letters written later by Upton to

his father from Annapolis, Md. Dr. Crapster has provided a chronological summary of Upton

Scott's life from birth in Ireland (1723) to his life in Annapolis in 1800. There are notes on

relationships of family members and a late 20th century picture of Upton Scott's house in

Annapolis.

SCOTT, Upton - BIRNIE, John

Upton Scott's letters to his nephew John Birnie, 1770-1779 and summaries of 12 letters from

John Birnie to his uncle, Upton Scott, in Annapolis, 1770-1810. Included here are

miscellaneous notes on work Dr. Crapster had completed and additional research to be done.

SHAW

1. Moses Shaw of Pa., Deed abstracts (Frederick Co., Md.) 1814-1833. Some 19th

century genealogical material

2. John Shaw (Bucks County, Pa.), Frederick County Land Record references and

abstracts, 1792-1796

3. Hugh Shaw of Frederick County, Deed abstracts 1810 and 1816

4. Sarah Shaw, Frederick County Inventory of Personal Property (1784)

5. Joshua Jones, Sale to Ann Shaw & Martha Jones, Frederick County (1792)

6. John and William Shaw, Frederick County Court Records, 1760-1830

7. New Castle, Del., Deed abstracts for William and Edmond Shaw, Conrad and James

Shaw

8. Genealogical information in letters to Dr. CRAPSTER

SHIELDS

Abstracts from William Shields' deed for Frederick County land in 1801. Also included in the file

is John Edgar Shields' History of the Shields Family - published in 1968. The last page of the

book Emmitsburg, Md., Picturesque and Historic (1951) is a William Shields genealogy.

SHEETZ

1. Frederick Sheets, York Co., Pa. (1752). Abstracts from a 1749 Provincial Court Deed

for Frederick County land.

2. Peter Sheetz, Probate Inventory and abstracts from records, 1785-1787. Notes on Peter

SCHÜTZ, a clockmaker of Yorktown, Pa.

3. Jacob Sheetz of Frederick County, Abstracts from Land Records, Will, and Probate

Records beginning in 1753 and terminating in 1826. There is a record of service in the

American Revolution and a Pension Record.



4. John Sheetz, Frederick County Court Record, 1827, Indebtedness

5. aryland Census, Frederick Co., 1800, Sheetz named in census

6. Genealogical information, 1682-1859

7. Newspaper clipping on "Hidden Valley Farm", the Sheetz homestead in Keymar., Carroll

County

8. Notes on Jacob SHUCK of York, County, Pa., 1783-1784

9. Dr. Crapster's notes on work to be completed for this file

SHORB

Genealogical information for Johannes Shorb and his family from 1761 to 1827. There is a

deed record for John Shorb in 1814 and a pedigree chart listing descendants' birth dates.

SHRIVER

Deed records and abstracts for David Shriver in 1786 and 1795, and brief notes taken by Dr.

Crapster at the Adams County Historical Society.

SIX

1. Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records for Henry Six, Leonard Six, John Six, et

al.

2. Abstracts from Leonard Six Probate Records

3. Henry Six, the Elder, - Revolutionary War Records & petition for pension 1837

4. Henry Six, the Elder - Abstracts from Probate Records and Frederick County Court

Records

5. Dr. Crapster's notes on Metes and Bounds of Taneytown, Dist. #1 and Uniontown, Dist.

#2

6. Information on members of the Six family 1707 to 1749

7. Reproduction of Carroll Co. maps and a newspaper article on CROUSE Mill

8. In an envelope is correspondence concerning members of the Six family

SNYDER, Nicholas (d.1856)

Frederick County deed abstracts 1778 to 1856 for Nicholas Snyder and for Peter SNIDER

(1805) are included in this file. There is a burial record for Nickolas Snyder and a brief

genealogy.

STEELMAN

John Hance Steelman's, Cecil County, Md., deed references and abstracts 1730-1747 are

contained in this file. There is a Patent Record, 1763, for fifty acres of Frederick County land

located on Big Pipe Creek.



STEWART

William Stewart's deed abstracts for land in York Co., Pa., and Frederick Co., 1782-1785 are in

this file. There is a list of Stewarts in Adams County, Pa. Abstracts from a Frederick County

deed 1778 to Benjamin McKinley of York, Pa. is also included.

STOLL, Frederick (d.1810)

A will in German with an English translation (1810) for Friedrich Stoll of Frederick County is the

only material in the file.

STOVER

Abstracts from Frederick County Land Records for Michael Stover from 1810-1822. An Equity

Court Record involving the sale of Michael Stover's land, and a Resurvey Record complete this

file.

SWOPE

1. Benjamin Swope - Frederick Co. deed abstracts, 1762-1792. Additional references to

Baltimore Co. land, 1760-1767. Baltimore and Baltimore Co. deed abstracts for

Benjamin and George Swope.

2. Benedict Swope - Frederick Co. deed abstracts, 1764-1788

3. Michael Swope, merchant of York Town, Pa., Deed abstracts, 1722-1768

4. Adam Simin (or Simon) Swope, Alexandria, Va., Deed abstracts & references

5. Barnabas (Barnart) Swope - Abstracts from Provincial Court deeds, 1787-1789

6. A deed index through 1803 and information on Daniel BOYLE, Henry Swope, and Jacob

Swope, the grandson of Rev. Benedict Swope. Deed abstracts for Frederick County

land owned by William BUCHANAN are included in this file. A judgment recovery for

Samuel Swope is recorded in 1841.

TANEY

1. Adam Taney - Frederick Co. Inventory and Final Accounts, 1787-1789. Abstracts from

Frederick Co. Deeds, 1770-1783. Copy of Adam Taney's German will and English

translation 1787. There is an German document (not translated).

2. Frederick Taney - Abstracts from Frederick Co. Deeds, 1787-1796. Abstracts from will

(1823) for Frederick and from wife Elizabeth's will, 1837

3. John Michael Thomas Taney of St. Mary's Co. - Will abstracts, 1754

4. John Taney of St. Mary's Co. - Will 1765

5. Joseph Taney - Frederick Co. deed abstracts, 1784-1815. Abstracts from will 1844.

Bond Records 1798 and 1802. Slave Sale 1801. A short genealogy.



6. Michael Taney - Will abstracts and Probate Records 1784. A genealogy.

7. Octavius Taney - Abstract from Chancery papers, 1819

8. Raphael Taney - Frederick Co. Land Record abstracts, 1760 - 1794

9. Thomas Taney - References to Provincial Court Judgments, 1774-1760. Deed in 1762.

10. Information on Taney families. References to wills for Felix and Mary Taney, Elizabeth

and Frederick Taney, and Jospeh Taney. A copy of 1762 deed for Taney's sale of

Taneytown lot on road from York Town, Pa. to Frederick Town, Md.

TANNER/DANNER

1. Information on Jacob Danner includes abstracts from Frederick County Land Records,

1771-1792, and the discharge of a fine by the Frederick County Committee of

Observation, 1776

2. For Michael Danner there are abstracts from Frederick Co. Land Records, 1775- 1787.

There is a publication in the file in which information can be found concerning Michael

Danner of York Co., 1728.

3. Records of Teeter Tanner (Danner) include abstracts from Land Records 1789, a Sale

record 1757, a Court Judgment, 1766, a will (abstracts), 1768, Probate Records, 1768-

1771. Dr. Crapster's notes from Dr. Calvin Schildknecht's article on Michael and Teeter

(Dieter) Tanner provide additional information.

4. There is correspondence concerning the Tanner/Danner family and information on David

Danner's family. His service in the American Revolution is recorded here.

5. Frederick County Land Record abstracts are included for John Storm, son-in-law of

Michael Tanner.

THOMPSON - William and Hugh

Information on Hugh Thompson and his family from the Oliver Papers (MHS), the Thompson

Papers (MHS), and a short sketch on Hugh Thompson by Dr. Crapster. Baltimore County deed

abstracts for Hugh Thompson (1798-1799), and extensive genealogical information in two

journals are contained in this file.

TRUCK (see also ORNDORFF file)

1. General information in The Trucks Family: Innkeepers and patriots of Little Pipe Creek

and Taneytown. (2 copies)

2. Correspondence concerning the Trucks family and John Orndorff (grandson of Peter).

In the Assessment of the non-associators of Elizabeth Township, Lancaster Co., Pa.,

1777, no one named Trucks was listed, only John Orndorff.

3. Notes on members of the Trucks family who served in the American Revolution

4. The Census 1790 with statistics for George and John Trucks of Taneytown and their

families. Henry Trucks of Emmitsburg District is also included in Census statistics.



5. Baltimore County deed references for members of the Trucks family and miscellaneous

information.

Specific information for the following:

1. George Trucks #1, Wife Susannah, Property Appraisal, Inventories and Administration

Accts., 1769. Frederick County court abstracts 1759 and 1763. Record of Tavern

License in 1760.

2. George Trucks #2, Wife Hannah, Frederick County deed abstracts, 1785-1826,

Chancery Court abstracts and notes from Frederick County Orphans Court Records.

1790 Census information.

3. John Trucks - Wife Mary Catherine (nee Boyle). Abstracts from Frederick County Deeds,

1785-1826. A Frederick County Court Judgment and Marriage information is included,

but there are no Testamentary records for John Trucks.

4. William Trucks. Information from Tracey Papers concerning "William's Hill", "Truck's

Discovery", "Ernest's Choice", "Clark's Discovery", and "Mackey's Choice". 1762-1796).

Chancery Record notes 1798. Montgomery Co. Land Record abstracts, 1777 and 1798.

Montgomery County Wills, a reference to Matilda Trucks, Exec. Dr. Crapster's summary.

UNKLES/UNCLES

The only note in the file mentions UNCLE/UNKLES farming land in Burnt House Hundred,

Frederick Co., in 1755.

WITHEROW

Witherow genealogy edited by Mary Witherow Wantz contains short histories of the Witherow

family. There are Frederick County deed abstracts for William Witherow in 1770, a Probate

Inventory in 1787, and records of sales in 1799. Also included are notes from Chancery

Records dated 1809; a deed abstract for John and William Witherow; and Probate Records for

William (1785) and John Witherow (1794). Dr. Crapster has provided a summary.

File Boxes - Miscellaneous Information

Box 1 Frederick County People, Names A - L

Early families are arranged alphabetically in the file. Included are Dr. Crapster's notes from land records, court proceedings, rent rolls, census records and testamentary records. Many of these people are not included in the file folders.



Box 2 Frederick County People, Names L - Z

Continuation of file Box 1

Box 3 Taneytown People

Includes families holding lots in Taneytown and land in the surrounding area from the mid-eighteenth century into the nineteenth century. Trades and occupations are included along with a small plan of Taneytown lots.

Box 4 Bibliography

Sources of information

Box 5 Taneytown Land

1. Taneytown lots and out lots, abstracts from deeds 1767-1798 2. Catholic Church lot 3. Chronological file of Taneytown area deeds 4. Alphabetical file of Taneytown area Wills

Information compiled by Amy Lee Reed, HSCC volunteer. Edited by Jay A. Graybeal, Director

of Museum & Library and Catherine Baty, Curator of Collections

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